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I didn't realize how much my Duolingo rant would strike a similar nerve with so many people... it's honestly inspiring me to make some language resource master posts of my own to share with everyone? I saw in the tags people definitely wanting Welsh resources and one call for Japanese.
Can yall either reply to or reblog this with the language that you're desperately needing resources for? I'll try my best to put together a list here (similar to my Quechua masterpost).
Beginner Langblr Masterpost
What’s up y’all, I just started truly focusing on my target language this month and a lot of the masterposts I’ve found so far are a couple years old and the links either don’t work or the info is outdated. For example, a lot of websites that used to be free are no longer free. So, this is my beginners masterpost based on resources/websites I’ve found in the past couple weeks!
I’ll come back and update this or make new ones as I go. I think it’ll be interesting to see how the resources I use change as I learn.
Grammar
Libro Libre Textbook
This is an open source textbook that’s free to download. It has 10 chapters and a lot of activities in each chapter.
I’m going to be doing a chapter a week as I work through the activities.
Also, for other language learners, this website is filled with open source textbooks for so many different languages and seems like a great resource if you need more learning resources.
SpanishDict
I know this one has been talked about on a tumblr a lot but it would be pretty remiss of me if I didn’t include it on the list.
Apart from being a fantastic dictionary it also has loads of articles on verbs, pronouns, adjectives and language basics which makes it a fantastic grammar resource.
conjuguemos
This is student learning website that has verb practice, vocab practice, grammar practice and listening activities. It’s free to use for students and you don’t have to make an account to use the website.
From what I’ve seen so far there are games, flashcards and “graded” practices.
The languages they offer are Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Korean, Italian and Latin.
Vocab
Duolingo
I doubt there’s anything I can say about duolingo that hasn’t already been said.
I personally am halfway through level one of Spanish and am taking a break from the site until I have a better grasp on the grammar aspect of the language.
Memrise
Similar to duo in that it’s a lot of memorization and doesn’t focus on the grammar at all, but it’s a lot more listening based which I find very helpful since that’s one of the areas I struggled in.
Moves at a completely different pace than duolingo does. You can pick between learning the Mexico or Spain dialect of Spanish. Offers a wide range of other languages as well.
Free to use, although there is a subscription service as well.
Mango Languages
This one does cost money (a wild amount of money) BUT it’s also offered for free through quite a lot of libraries, so I would definitely recommend checking and seeing if you can get free access.
The pace is very slow for me but it focuses on grammar and listening as well as vocab. There are also fun cultural facts in the powerpoints.
Anki
I have not used this one and probably will not use this one as it seems to be a flashcard system that’s highly intelligent. I personally am not really big on flashcards as a learning system.
It’s free to download though and from what I’ve seen you can either make your own flashcard decks or use ones that other people have already downloaded.
Writing
Lang-8
I haven’t used this website yet but the premise sounds amazing.
“A new language learning platform where native speakers correct what you write.”
Basically, you make an account, write posts in the language you’re learning and then native speakers will correct your writing. I’m not sure how active the communities on it are yet but I will update after using it.
Game Sites
clozemaster
“clozemaster is gamified language learning in context through mass exposure for learners of all levels. It aims to answer the question, "What should I do after Duolingo?" and provide a more sentence based and contextual learning experience to complement other language learning apps like Memrise and Anki.”
Free to use and they promise to always keep it free to use
I decided to make a post including links to all my posts so far so people can find them more easily! This will be regularly updated!
Spanish
Emergency guide to introductions
Your Guide to Mexican Parties, pt. 1
Buildings in Spanish
Food vocabulary in Spanish
Hispanic TV Shows Recs
French
My Favorite French YouTubers
Where to start with French?
Croatian
A Brief Introduction
Ancient Greek
Náhuatl
A Brief Introduction
Variantes y pronunciación
Latin
A Brief Introduction
General asks:
What if I want to study languages/don’t know what to study?
How to start with language learning if you’ve had difficulties in the past
Tips para comenzar a leer libros en el idioma que estás aprendiendo
How the educational system in México works
General language posts:
Points language challenge
Mental health/learning disabilities and language learning
Jobs for language enthusiasts
Hispanic Dark Academia Literary Recs
Hispanic TV Shows Recs
Reminders for Mentally Ill Students
Draft of a project for myself I’m working on, browsing @lovelybluepanda ‘s and my entire resource tag at night and going to bed way too late
free ‘Teach Yourself’ ebooks!
So I recently found this amazing site called ‘Teach Yourself’ which has a ton of free books and audio-books for languages, business, maths, mindfulness, etc! Just click on the title’s below!
LANGUAGES FOR BEGINNERS
Swedish
Vietnamese
German
Turkish
Danish
Gujarati
Indonesian
Norwegian
Spanish
Dutch
Russian
Mandarin Chinese
English
Latin
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Polish
Thai
Arabic
Japanese
Greek
Third journal entry
L'imparfait v passé compose
L'imparfait- what happens all around you and habitual
Passé composé- what took place in a specific moment
Infinitive past
-er -é
-ir -i
-re -u
*passé composé uses a subject pronoun plus present tense of être/avoir plus a past participle*
Irregular être
Venir becomes venu
Revenir becomes revenu
Devinir becomes devenu
Naître becomes né
Mourir becomes mort
Second journal entry
This journal entry was mainly questions I had in class so it's short
Plusieurs- several
Valise- suitcase
Indique- indicate
Ralentir- clock
Á côté de- next to
À droite- right
À gauche- left
Accents
É- accent aigu
Ò- accent grave
Ô- accent circumflexe
Ä- tréma
Ç- cedille
First journal entry
This was verbs because I was just starting French class
Se baisser- to lower
Embrasser- to kiss
Laisser- to leave,let
Espérer- to hope for
Nettoyer- to clean
Pleurer- to cry
Prier-to pray
Commetre- to commit
Courir- to run
Dépendre- to depend
Promettre- to promise
Casser- to break
Surprendre- to suprise
Décrire- to describe
Interdire- to prohibit
Montrer- to rise, climb up
Verb conjugation(present tense)
Finir- to finish
Je finis
Tu finis
Il/elle/on finit
Nous finissons
Vous finissez
Ils finissent
Attendre- to wait
J'attends
Tu attends
Il/elle/on attend
Nous attendons
Vous attendez
Ils/elles attendent
